Can or has anyone out there created a script which can render and export multiple normal maps for a single tool which has multiple layers of detail?
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers
I’ll rephrase the question, Is what I am seeking posible?
And what would be a good place to start?
e.g would i be able to manually complete the task (create normal maps) then be able to veiw the text commands and edit them to make a script?
or
should i be considering something like a plugin which could load the model and define which layers i want the maps to be generated from?
Whilst it would be possible to create a script that did this using the standard ZBrush normal map options it would not be possible using ZMapper. This is because ZMapper is a plugin and there can only be one plugin active at any one time. So the plugin that handled the layer selection and so on would exit the moment ZMapper starts.
thank you for your reply marcus,
could you describe the basic approach I would need to take in order to write the script using the standard zbrush normal map options? or a good place to start with regard to obtaining the code I need by veiwing the code zbrush spits out.
Cheers
You can record a zscript of your actions and then examine that [zscript recordings are saved in text format]. For zscripting in general, the wiki is a good place to start:
Cheers marcus, much apperciated 